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August 5th, 2010 |
Author: Your Correspondent
http://www.temasekreview.com/2010/0...in-arms-against-inconveniences-caused-by-yog/
NTU students including foreign students are getting increasingly peeved at the inconveniences they have to put up lately due to the Youth Olympic Games. NTU is the site of the Youth Olympic Village.
Over the last few days, we have received numerous complaint letters from NTU students about the disruption in their daily routine brought about by the YOG.
Janet Pang, a 2nd year student from the Engineering Faculty wrote:
“August is usually a slack period for us, but because of the YOG preparations, we are forced to finish our assignments and projects early. There is plenty of re-scheduling of lectures with many brought forward. Some of the lecturers are poorly prepared because of the rush to complete the lessons on schedule. Our studies have suffered as a result of the YOG. To be frank, we rather not have it.”
Christina Lye concurred:
“Hello, because of YOG, our assignments, presentations and exams are all pushed forward and is affecting our result. Semester one is supposed to end in another month, but because of YOG, everything is being pushed forward and we are all stressed up. We lost our sleep for more than two weeks. Do we actuall deserve this?”
Lau Ting Ting, a student from Hong Kong added:
“All thanks to YOG, there are so many reconstruction going on and road blocks set up in NTU. NTU has literally transformed into a prison. During this period, you cannot imagine how much inconvenience the YOG has brought to ppl working here. All internal shuttle bus has been shut down, public bus no longer comes into NTU because the Jalan Bahar exit of NTU is totally shut down!”
Dan Lim, from Malaysia said:
“NTU has been turned into a high-security prison! Can’t imagine what will happen when the YOG officials and athletes arrive. We are just here to study. Why should we put up with so many inconveniences?”
Despite the extensive publicity given to YOG by <leo_highlight style="border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(255, 255, 150); background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-position: 0% 50%; -moz-background-size: auto auto; cursor: pointer; display: inline; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" id="leoHighlights_Underline_0" onclick="leoHighlightsHandleClick('leoHighlights_Underline_0')" onmouseover="leoHighlightsHandleMouseOver('leoHighlights_Underline_0')" onmouseout="leoHighlightsHandleMouseOut('leoHighlights_Underline_0')" leohighlights_keywords="the%20state" leohighlights_url_top="http%3A//shortcuts.thebrowserhighlighter.com/leonardo/plugin/highlights/3_2/tbh_highlightsTop.jsp?keywords%3Dthe%2520state%26domain%3Dforums.delphiforums.com" leohighlights_url_bottom="http%3A//shortcuts.thebrowserhighlighter.com/leonardo/plugin/highlights/3_2/tbh_highlightsBottom.jsp?keywords%3Dthe%2520state%26domain%3Dforums.delphiforums.com" leohighlights_underline="true">the state</leo_highlight> media, the response from Singaporeans has been lukewarm so far. In an online poll conducted by Channel News Asia, a shocking 88 percent or 5,639 respondents indicated that they are “not interested” in YOG at all.
Public disaffection and disdain for the YOG continues to snowball with more than 600 Singaporeans joining the “I hate YOG” <leo_highlight style="border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(255, 255, 150); background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-position: 0% 50%; -moz-background-size: auto auto; cursor: pointer; display: inline; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" id="leoHighlights_Underline_1" onclick="leoHighlightsHandleClick('leoHighlights_Underline_1')" onmouseover="leoHighlightsHandleMouseOver('leoHighlights_Underline_1')" onmouseout="leoHighlightsHandleMouseOut('leoHighlights_Underline_1')" leohighlights_keywords="facebook" leohighlights_url_top="http%3A//shortcuts.thebrowserhighlighter.com/leonardo/plugin/highlights/3_2/tbh_highlightsTop.jsp?keywords%3Dfacebook%26domain%3Dforums.delphiforums.com" leohighlights_url_bottom="http%3A//shortcuts.thebrowserhighlighter.com/leonardo/plugin/highlights/3_2/tbh_highlightsBottom.jsp?keywords%3Dfacebook%26domain%3Dforums.delphiforums.com" leohighlights_underline="true">Facebook</leo_highlight> to protest against it.
Unfortunately, the PAP regime is unlikely to listen to the concerns of NTU students as it is busy indulging in is self-created “<leo_highlight style="border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(255, 255, 150); background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-position: 0% 50%; -moz-background-size: auto auto; cursor: pointer; display: inline; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" id="leoHighlights_Underline_2" onclick="leoHighlightsHandleClick('leoHighlights_Underline_2')" onmouseover="leoHighlightsHandleMouseOver('leoHighlights_Underline_2')" onmouseout="leoHighlightsHandleMouseOut('leoHighlights_Underline_2')" leohighlights_keywords="vanity%20fair" leohighlights_url_top="http%3A//shortcuts.thebrowserhighlighter.com/leonardo/plugin/highlights/3_2/tbh_highlightsTop.jsp?keywords%3Dvanity%2520fair%26domain%3Dforums.delphiforums.com" leohighlights_url_bottom="http%3A//shortcuts.thebrowserhighlighter.com/leonardo/plugin/highlights/3_2/tbh_highlightsBottom.jsp?keywords%3Dvanity%2520fair%26domain%3Dforums.delphiforums.com" leohighlights_underline="true">vanity fair</leo_highlight>” to showcase itself to the world.
In the words of PAP strongman Lee Kuan Yew, Singaporeans (and maybe now foreigners) are all CHAMPION grumblers.
EDITORS’ NOTE:
NTU students, how has the YOG affected you? Are you happy that NTU has been chosen as the site for the Youth Olympic Village? Are you looking forward to YOG? Please share your views with us here or email us directly. You do not have to suffer in silence. Let the world knows the truth about YOG!
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</td></tr> <tr><td class="msgtxt">NTU students up in arms against inconveniences caused by YOG
http://www.temasekreview.com/2010/0...in-arms-against-inconveniences-caused-by-yog/
NTU students including foreign students are getting increasingly peeved at the inconveniences they have to put up lately due to the Youth Olympic Games. NTU is the site of the Youth Olympic Village.
Over the last few days, we have received numerous complaint letters from NTU students about the disruption in their daily routine brought about by the YOG.
Janet Pang, a 2nd year student from the Engineering Faculty wrote:
“August is usually a slack period for us, but because of the YOG preparations, we are forced to finish our assignments and projects early. There is plenty of re-scheduling of lectures with many brought forward. Some of the lecturers are poorly prepared because of the rush to complete the lessons on schedule. Our studies have suffered as a result of the YOG. To be frank, we rather not have it.”
Christina Lye concurred:
“Hello, because of YOG, our assignments, presentations and exams are all pushed forward and is affecting our result. Semester one is supposed to end in another month, but because of YOG, everything is being pushed forward and we are all stressed up. We lost our sleep for more than two weeks. Do we actuall deserve this?”
Lau Ting Ting, a student from Hong Kong added:
“All thanks to YOG, there are so many reconstruction going on and road blocks set up in NTU. NTU has literally transformed into a prison. During this period, you cannot imagine how much inconvenience the YOG has brought to ppl working here. All internal shuttle bus has been shut down, public bus no longer comes into NTU because the Jalan Bahar exit of NTU is totally shut down!”
Dan Lim, from Malaysia said:
“NTU has been turned into a high-security prison! Can’t imagine what will happen when the YOG officials and athletes arrive. We are just here to study. Why should we put up with so many inconveniences?”
Despite the extensive publicity given to YOG by <leo_highlight style="border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(255, 255, 150); background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-position: 0% 50%; -moz-background-size: auto auto; cursor: pointer; display: inline; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" id="leoHighlights_Underline_0" onclick="leoHighlightsHandleClick('leoHighlights_Underline_0')" onmouseover="leoHighlightsHandleMouseOver('leoHighlights_Underline_0')" onmouseout="leoHighlightsHandleMouseOut('leoHighlights_Underline_0')" leohighlights_keywords="the%20state" leohighlights_url_top="http%3A//shortcuts.thebrowserhighlighter.com/leonardo/plugin/highlights/3_2/tbh_highlightsTop.jsp?keywords%3Dthe%2520state%26domain%3Dforums.delphiforums.com" leohighlights_url_bottom="http%3A//shortcuts.thebrowserhighlighter.com/leonardo/plugin/highlights/3_2/tbh_highlightsBottom.jsp?keywords%3Dthe%2520state%26domain%3Dforums.delphiforums.com" leohighlights_underline="true">the state</leo_highlight> media, the response from Singaporeans has been lukewarm so far. In an online poll conducted by Channel News Asia, a shocking 88 percent or 5,639 respondents indicated that they are “not interested” in YOG at all.
Public disaffection and disdain for the YOG continues to snowball with more than 600 Singaporeans joining the “I hate YOG” <leo_highlight style="border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(255, 255, 150); background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-position: 0% 50%; -moz-background-size: auto auto; cursor: pointer; display: inline; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" id="leoHighlights_Underline_1" onclick="leoHighlightsHandleClick('leoHighlights_Underline_1')" onmouseover="leoHighlightsHandleMouseOver('leoHighlights_Underline_1')" onmouseout="leoHighlightsHandleMouseOut('leoHighlights_Underline_1')" leohighlights_keywords="facebook" leohighlights_url_top="http%3A//shortcuts.thebrowserhighlighter.com/leonardo/plugin/highlights/3_2/tbh_highlightsTop.jsp?keywords%3Dfacebook%26domain%3Dforums.delphiforums.com" leohighlights_url_bottom="http%3A//shortcuts.thebrowserhighlighter.com/leonardo/plugin/highlights/3_2/tbh_highlightsBottom.jsp?keywords%3Dfacebook%26domain%3Dforums.delphiforums.com" leohighlights_underline="true">Facebook</leo_highlight> to protest against it.
Unfortunately, the PAP regime is unlikely to listen to the concerns of NTU students as it is busy indulging in is self-created “<leo_highlight style="border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(255, 255, 150); background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-position: 0% 50%; -moz-background-size: auto auto; cursor: pointer; display: inline; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" id="leoHighlights_Underline_2" onclick="leoHighlightsHandleClick('leoHighlights_Underline_2')" onmouseover="leoHighlightsHandleMouseOver('leoHighlights_Underline_2')" onmouseout="leoHighlightsHandleMouseOut('leoHighlights_Underline_2')" leohighlights_keywords="vanity%20fair" leohighlights_url_top="http%3A//shortcuts.thebrowserhighlighter.com/leonardo/plugin/highlights/3_2/tbh_highlightsTop.jsp?keywords%3Dvanity%2520fair%26domain%3Dforums.delphiforums.com" leohighlights_url_bottom="http%3A//shortcuts.thebrowserhighlighter.com/leonardo/plugin/highlights/3_2/tbh_highlightsBottom.jsp?keywords%3Dvanity%2520fair%26domain%3Dforums.delphiforums.com" leohighlights_underline="true">vanity fair</leo_highlight>” to showcase itself to the world.
In the words of PAP strongman Lee Kuan Yew, Singaporeans (and maybe now foreigners) are all CHAMPION grumblers.
EDITORS’ NOTE:
NTU students, how has the YOG affected you? Are you happy that NTU has been chosen as the site for the Youth Olympic Village? Are you looking forward to YOG? Please share your views with us here or email us directly. You do not have to suffer in silence. Let the world knows the truth about YOG!
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